stealing from you

The fleeting years are unfavorable, with prolonged drought and no rain, and years of famine, the number of refugees in Tianyou City has increased.

Prince Lian's mansion beckoned some skilled hands and feet to enter the mansion and gave them a bowl of rice to eat.

Yuan Bo was getting old, he squinted his eyes at the two new boys, and looked carefully, they were all skinny, sallow and emaciated.

"Do things well in the mansion and don't talk too much. The lord will not listen to gossip." Uncle Yuan instructed them, "There are still distinguished guests in this mansion, so don't neglect them."

The taller one, named Liu Zhen, was more courageous, and asked directly: "Yes, do you want us to serve the distinguished guests?"

"En." Uncle Yuan nodded, "The palace has been serving porridge at the gate of the city for the past few days, and there is not enough manpower, so that's why we recruited you."

The other dared not say a word, and looked down at his cloth shoes.

"What's your name?" Yuan Bo still didn't remember his name.

"Xiao, Xiaowu." Knowing that he was timid, Liu Zhen answered for him.

Yuan Bo said: "Don't be afraid, you have a full meal first, and I will take you to see that young master later."

Liu Zhen and Xiao Wu ate their first hot meal in several months, they devoured it hungrily, and licked the plate several times.

"Xiao Wu, we have a good time." Liu Zhen said with tears in his eyes, "I said I came to the palace to try my luck, but I didn't expect to be selected."

Xiao Wu ate the crumbs of the steamed bun bit by bit, and said in a low voice, "Yes, yes."

"After entering Prince Lian's Mansion, we can be regarded as outstanding. Stand upright, a bit scary like Prince Lian's Mansion." Liu Zhen patted him on the back.

Xiao Wu blinked, what is there to be proud of being a servant of Prince Lian's Mansion?

After the meal, Uncle Yuan took them to the courtyard of the so-called "distinguished guest".

"This is Mr. Ye, why don't you be polite?" Yuan Bo introduced to them.

The two knelt down in unison: "I've seen Mr. Ye."

"Well, you guys look up."

Both Liu Zhen and Xiao Wu raised their heads, but after seeing Mr. Ye's beauty, they both lowered their heads again.

"Heh, you recruited these two children, Uncle Yuan?"

Yuan Bo sighed with a smile: "That's right, most of the people who are not in the palace have gone to give out porridge. I was afraid that there would be no one to serve Mr. Ye, so I hurriedly recruited two."

"I should have brought Ah Jing along." Ye Zhou, who came to live in Prince Lian's mansion alone, shook his head, "It's a pity that he has to stay and take care of senior brother."

Mo Wen's health deteriorated year after year, and Ye Zhou went down the mountain this time for the sake of staying alive.

"Isn't this ready-made?" Yuan Bo pointed to the young man in front of him.

Ye Zhou smiled: "Thank you Uncle Yuan."

"It should be." After Yuan Bo finished speaking, he left the newcomer who was unfamiliar with the place and knew nothing.

Liu Zhen and Xiao Wu were still kneeling on the ground, looking at each other.

"Get up." Ye Zhou said, "I usually don't need someone to wait on me, just wait at the door."

"Yes." Liu Zhen was the first to react, and when he stood up, he pulled Xiao Wu up together and dragged him out of the door.

After going out, Liu Zhen whispered to Xiao Wu: "Be smart, don't be stupid."

"I, I'm afraid..." Xiao Wu said very spinelessly, "In case, in case I don't do well, will you hit me?"

Liu Zhen twitched the corners of his mouth: "Do you think the people inside are the same as those arrogant and unreasonable rich people? This is a distinguished guest of the prince. Look at the temperament, is it an ordinary person? It looks like someone who has read poetry and books, no He will hit anyone at will."

"..." So what he said was just in case, Xiaowu lowered his head to look at the shoes without any grievances.

This guard lasted for a whole day, and the two people at the door, from standing to squatting, were so dazed that their brains couldn't function.

When Mu Liang came to deliver food to Ye Zhou, seeing the lazy look of the two at the door, he frowned and asked, "Are you new here?"

"Yes, yes!" Liu Zhen pulled Xiao Wu to stand up together.

"Don't let me see you like this again, the palace doesn't support idlers." Mu Liang pushed the door in with a food box.

When he walked in, Liu Zhen whispered in Xiao Wu's ear: "A dog depends on people's power."

Mu Liang put the food on the table, and said to Ye Zhou who was reading by the window: "Master Ye, it's time to eat."

Ye Zhou closed the book: "There are still so many refugees in the city who are hungry, but the palace has no worries about food and drink. Is this really good?"

Mu Liang said, "Because this is Prince Lian's residence."

"Yes, this is Prince Lian's Mansion." Ye Zhou said with a half-smile.

Smelling the aroma of the food, the two people at the door started to growl.

Thinking that they hadn't eaten or drank not long ago, Ye Zhou said to the two people at the door: "I can't eat, so come and eat together."

Mu Liang hurriedly stopped him: "How can they eat at the same table as Mr. Ye? I'll just take them to the kitchen later."

"It's okay." Ye Zhou raised his hand to signal Mu Liang to stop talking.

Mu Liang had no choice but to let the two hungry ghosts enter the house to eat, and then left without looking back.

"What's the air?" Liu Zhen pouted unhappy.

Xiao Wu tugged at his sleeve to make him stop talking.

Ye Zhou sat down, Liu Zhen served him soup diligently, and asked Xiao Wu to take chopsticks from the food box to Ye Zhou.

Xiaowu hurriedly handed the bowl and chopsticks to Ye Zhou, and almost knocked over the soup bowl in Liu Zhen's hand, but Liu Zhen quickly caught it.

"Be careful." Ye Zhou said.

"Yes yes yes." Xiao Wu timidly sat opposite Ye Zhou.

Liu Zhen patted his chest, "Fortunately, I reacted quickly, otherwise all the food on this table would have been ruined."

"I'm sorry." Xiao Wu already wanted to cry.

Ye Zhou looked at them and couldn't help but think of someone...a boy who was as childish as them.

After they finished sweeping the food, Ye Zhou had already left the table and was setting chess. He asked them, "Which of you can play chess?"

Liu Zhen took a step forward: "A little bit."

Xiaowu silently tidied up the things on the table, and he would also take care of it a little bit, but let the bold Liu Zhen do things that test the heart's endurance, such as playing chess with the master.

When Xiaowu came back from the kitchen after delivering the food box, Liu Zhen was already standing at the door.

"Done?" Xiao Wu asked.

Liu Zhen looked at the blue sky and said: "Yeah, it's over..." That kind of look is a bit unlovable.

"..." Sure enough, playing chess is scary.